Image

image

VLC can decode this container. The module name to use at the command line is image.

The Image demuxer is responsible for opening most image file formats in VLC media player.
Though the image module is capable of handling JPEGs, the jpeg module handles them as of VLC 2.2.0, so they can be encoded and decoded by the same module. The svg modules handle SVGs.

Supported formats:

• PNG
• XCF
• GIF
• TIFF
• LBM
• PCX
• Targa
• MxPEG
• BMP
• PNM
• WebP
• BPG

Formats

XCF

Run-length encoded image format. Used by GIMP.

GIF

GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a versatile image type that is lossless and supports animation and compression.

TIFF

TIFF is an acronym for Tagged Image File Format. It is a container that allows the storage of information alongside the image. It supports lossless compression.

ILBM

A format originating on Amiga computers. May appear in games from the 1980s and 1990s.

Support

Image type	PNG	XCF	GIF	TIFF	LBM	PCX	Targa	MxPEG	BMP	PNM	WebP	BPG
Encoding support	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Source code

• modules/demux/image.c (input demuxer)